City vs city
Barnegat Light vs Middle Township, NJ
Middle Township currently scores 1 points higher overall than Barnegat Light, with the largest gap in flood.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Barnegat Light: 40/100 · Middle Township: 41/100
Middle Township is 1 points higher.
Flood
Barnegat Light: 85/100 · Middle Township: 45/100
Barnegat Light is 40 points higher.
Barnegat Light: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.
Middle Township: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 19 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Barnegat Light: 33/100 · Middle Township: 29/100
Barnegat Light is 4 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Barnegat Light: 17/100 · Middle Township: 18/100
Middle Township is 1 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Middle Township: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Barnegat Light: 23/100 · Middle Township: 0/100
Barnegat Light is 23 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Barnegat Light: 11/100 · Middle Township: 11/100
No gap.
Barnegat Light: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Middle Township: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Barnegat Light: 98/100 · Middle Township: 98/100
No gap.
Barnegat Light: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Middle Township: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Barnegat Light: 14/100 · Middle Township: 54/100
Middle Township is 40 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Middle Township: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Barnegat Light: 36/100 · Middle Township: 32/100
Barnegat Light is 4 points higher.
Barnegat Light: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Middle Township: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.